MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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